Tradition meets the latest trends at the annual Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest
The craft beer industry, and festivals celebrating the art of talented brewers, have had their ups and downs in recent years, but there is one annual event that isn’t going anywh...
Peachy Keen in California
The sweet and sordid history of peaches
Jacob & Brooke Town, The Spoon Trade and Grover Beach Sourdough
The culinary scene of West Grand Avenue is heating up thanks to Brooke and Jacob Town. They first stirred things up with The Spoon Trade restaurant in 2015, then added to the mix l...
Debbie Thomas, Thomas Hill Organics
Debbie Thomas opened Thomas Hill Organics in 2009, and quickly established herself as one of Paso Robles’ fine dining restaurateurs. In addition to Old World charm and stylish am...
Brian Terrizzi, Etto Pastificio
Thanks to Paso Robles’ similarity to Italian winegrowing regions, the palates of local pasta lovers have been forever changed — for the better. After studying wine at Fresno St...
Brian Talley, Talley Vineyards and Talley Farms
A SLO County native, second-generation winemaker and third-generation farmer, Brian Talley certainly has the pedigree of a pioneer. In 1996, Brian staged the world’s first ever v...
Bill & Barbara Spencer, Windrose Farm
In 1990, when Barbara and Bill Spencer bought land in an idyllic valley, they didn’t foresee it becoming an iconic entity. Over the years, the Paso Robles property, the Windrose ...
Adam Montiel, Cork Dorks and Up & Adam in the Morning
In 2003, Adam Montiel came to the Central Coast from the Los Angeles area to pursue his childhood dream of a radio career. It was supposed to be a stepping stone before he turned t...
Joseph and Isabel Gerardis, Joebella Coffee
What do Joebella Coffee and the sport of cycling have in common? Joseph Gerardis, who acknowledges that it was the rolling hills of the Central Coast that brought him and his wife,...
Robin & Shanny Covey, Robin’s, Novo, Luna Red, and Mint + Craft
Long before Novo, Luna Red or Mint + Craft existed, Robin and Shanny Covey had a little health food store and garden café in Cambria called Robin’s Nest. There, they sold soups,...
Brian Collins, Ember Restaurant
In 2014, after many years of working in trendsetting kitchens like Chez Panisse in Berkeley and Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos, Brian Collins decided to open an eatery with h...
Josh Christensen, Sidecar Cocktail Co.
Josh Christensen’s early years behind the bar, as a college student in San Luis Obispo, were characterized more by a party mentality than serious mixology. “I remind my staff o...
